dose anyone really get how to find the slopes of straight lines? i just don't get it!

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anonymous · Answer

i believe you use y=mx+b

anonymous · Answer

pick 2 known points. use M=(y2-y1)/((x2-x1)

anonymous · Answer

what is the equation

anonymous · Answer

then sub in the values of your known point into the fourmula y-y=m(x-x)

anonymous · Answer

ok i will ask my parents for some more help....but for now i g2g...thanks for the help!!!

anonymous · Answer

lol this should hellp http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/Alg/Graphing_Functions.aspx

amistre64 · Answer

you find the slope between two points by measuring how far you have to rise and how far you have to run to get there.

like stairs

amistre64 · Answer

slope is defined in math as a ration between:

 the change in the distance of you "y" values
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 the change in the distance of you "x" values

amistre64 · Answer

change in distance and direction :)

amistre64 · Answer

some slope go up... some slope go down..... some slope is flat..... some slope is to far to see the top ;)